140th Preakness Stakes: American Pharoah Wins On Sloppy Track; 3rd Horse To Win Derby And Preakness In Four Years

At Baltimore:

In Saturday's 140th edition of the Preakness Stakes, American Pharoah, with jockey Victor Espinoza aboard, won the race on a rain-soaked muddy track with Tale of Verve finishing second, seven lengths in back, and Divining Rod finishing third.  American Pharoah became the third horse in four years to win both the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness, and the fourteenth since Affirmed became the most recent Triple Crown winner in 1978.

American Pharoah, with trainer Bob Baffert, will look to end the Triple Crown-winning drought in the Belmont Stakes, scheduled for June 6 at Elmont, New York.